The gardening thread. What are you growing in your garden this year?

[nisryus]

It might be too late to do anything now, since its mid August and very very hot here.

So first thing is to send some soil for testing, cut the Crepe Myrtle to around 8 ft tall, then probably get the compact soil a little loose during Spring, and put on new sods.

 

[bbhaag]

Don't waste your money on sod or soil samples. The location does not have enough sunlight to grow grass. I would recommend putting down a weed barrier and then overlaying that with a nice decorative rock with perhaps some stepping stones.

 

[nisryus]

Don't waste your money on sod or soil samples. The location does not have enough sunlight to grow grass. I would recommend putting down a weed barrier and then overlaying that with a nice decorative rock with perhaps some stepping stones.

ohhh Thats not a bad idea. going to bring that up with the wife. Thx!

 

[bbhaag]

ohhh Thats not a bad idea. going to bring that up with the wife. Thx!

I am always here to help give fresh ideas when it comes to gardening or your landscape space.

 

[iRONic]

It might be too late to do anything now, since its mid August and very very hot here.

So first thing is to send some soil for testing, cut the Crepe Myrtle to around 8 ft tall, then probably get the compact soil a little loose during Spring, and put on new sods.

Saint Augustine sod?! That's way too expensive to fill in. Check out the base of my crepe myrtles up there. I'd wait until a little bit colder weather to cut them back also. I don't mess with mine until the middle of the winter.

 

[bbhaag]

I know you guys are getting sick of this but my wife and I are big proponents into restoring habitats that are geared toward pollinators. It is a bigger deal than you think. Pollinator populations have been on the decline for decades and it would be a sad world if we didn't have fruits or vegetables in it. A world with only grains is not a world I would like to live in.

 

[BoomerD]

Good on ya. Pollinators are way more important than a lot of people give them credit for.
We get the occasional tiger swallowtail here, a few painted ladies, very, very few monarchs.

 

[iRONic]

I'm not getting sick of it! Keep bringing on the pics and keep doing the work. The rest of the world is falling apart we can all do a little bit to help keep it together.